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Was sick girl rising? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ailed

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'was sick' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'girl rising?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'girl' could be 'aile' and 'aile' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for ailed that I've seen before include "Was ill" , "was on the blink?" , "Troubled" , "Didn't feel well" , "Felt bad" .)

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